# NTSB MIA05CA091: Cessna 172, N716SD, Kissimmee, FL, April 13, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 13, 2005, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Coordinates: 28.293888, -81.439445
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2939&lon=-81.4394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA091
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61311/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA091

## Probable cause

The  pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The student pilot stated just prior to landing on runway the airplane began to porpoise. After bouncing on the runway, he felt he had the airplane under control as the wheels settled onto the tarmac. He felt the airplane lean forward followed by the propeller striking the ground. He pulled the mixture to idle and the airplane traveled a few yards before coming to a stop. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

## Factual narrative

On April 13, 2005, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172, N716SD, registered to N80FT Inc. and operated by Orlando Flight Training, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, had a hard landing at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport, Kissimmee, Florida.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot reported no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage.  The flight originated from the same airport, earlier that day, about 1330.

The student pilot stated just before landing on runway 33 the plane began to porpoise. After bouncing on the runway, he felt he had the airplane under control as the wheels settled onto the tarmac. Just as the airplane started rolling, he noticed the plane began to lean forward. At this point, he assumed the tire had punctured and immediately after, the propeller began to strike the ground at which point he pulled the mixture to idle. The airplane's momentum took it forward a few yards until it stopped halfway onto the taxiway. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N716SD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172581045
- Engines: Textron Lycoming IO-360-L2A reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Orlando Flight Training
- Registered owner: N80FT Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ISM, Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Gateway Airport, runway 33, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 18; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 71 total, 7 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 48 °F

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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